Free-Motion Quilting with Feathers

Fun, easy and versatile quilted feathers! Join Angela Walters in her comprehensive class to add a host of options to your machine-quilting toolbox.

Angela guides you through the steps of creating both basic and creative variations of the traditional feather motif. Whether you’re quilting on a traditional home sewing machine or a longarm, Angela insists that you enjoy yourself and throw away notions of perfection while showing you how to finish your quilts in ways that will create heirloom pieces. You'll build the confidence to grace your quilts with feathers and be eager to use all of Angela's design variations to fill squares, circles, triangles and even odd shapes!

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Lesson 1. Introduction

Meet Angela and learn about her struggles with feathers, a design element she now loves so much she wants to share it with you!

11:41

Lesson 2. The Basic Feather

Start learning the secret to any feather worth the fuss by building the basic feather shape with Angela's step-by-step guidance.

10:04

Lesson 3. Basic Feather Variations

Fill in your feather or echo its lines, then learn to add swirls and even create a fern with close-up instruction.

8:34

Lesson 4. The Custom Feather

The possibilities are endless when you know how to create a custom feather! Get Angela's tips and tricks as she walks you through this process.

18:06

Lesson 5. Custom Feather Variations

Get even more creative with these fun feather variations, including leaf points, swirling and rope feather designs.

17:23

Lesson 6. Feathers in Blocks

Learn all about fitting your feathers in blocks. Angela demonstrates how to fit squares, circles, triangles and irregular shapes.

15:45

Lesson 7. Feathers in Borders

Learn to build all types of borders with feathers. Curve your feathers around corners and connect your designs with Angela's help.

7:55

Lesson 8. Feather Meander

Learn to quilt a meander and meander variations as Angela shares her expertise.

15:42

Lesson 9. Feather Motifs

Now that you've mastered quilting feathers, move on to building motifs. You'll also learn where to look for inspiration.

10:42

Lesson 10. Adding a Modern Twist

Add a modern twist to your feathers by making them float or fade into your quilt's background.

The instructor

Angela Walters, Instructor of Free-Motion Quilting with Feathers

Angela is a longarm quilter, teacher and the author of several books, including Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters and In the Studio with Angela Walters. Her quilting career began alongside her husband's grandfather and together they made her first quilt, a nine-patch that's still on her bed today. Thousands of swirls, feathers and parallel lines later, Angela has turned her love of stitches and fabric into a thriving business focused on modern machine quilting.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(66 reviews)

Basic feathers

by trisha.ro1335462 on March 27, 2015

Great! Pretty clear instructions and great demo's

Great! Pretty clear instructions and great demo's

Super Class

by materialgirl on March 26, 2015

Wonderful pointers for filling all shapes and sizes with classic or modern feather styles

Wonderful pointers for filling all shapes and sizes with classic or modern feather styles

Angela's Feathers

by judybaldw2190927 on March 14, 2015

As usual, Angela is. Wonderful teacher. Her easy going style is great. Sounds silly but her giving permission to not be perfect helps me to just go for it..

As usual, Angela is. Wonderful teacher. Her easy going style is great. Sounds silly but her giving permission to not be perfect helps me to just go for it..

Awesome Class!

by Cookie quilts on March 12, 2015

This teacher has my attention. Love her videos. She is easy to follow and understand. She gets me excited about quilting on my quilts.

This teacher has my attention. Love her videos. She is easy to follow and understand. She gets me excited about quilting on my quilts.

Excellent Class

by love2quilt... on March 6, 2015

This is my 2nd or 3rd class with Angela Walters, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to sew feathers. Worth every penny and more.

This is my 2nd or 3rd class with Angela Walters, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to sew feathers. Worth every penny and more.